Steven E. Lester
Dec 23, 2013
Dec. 28, 1956 - Dec. 23, 2013 ELKHART — Steven E. "Steve" Lester, 56, of Elkhart, passed away Monday morning, Dec. 23, 2013, at Elkhart General Hospital. Steve was born Dec. 28, 1956, in Charleston, W.Va., to the late Edward and Zelma (Vance) Lester. He married Linda Bloss on June 7, 1980. Linda survives as well as their children, Lucas...
Janet M. Pontius
Dec 22, 2013
Aug. 12, 1936 - Dec. 22, 2013 OSCEOLA — Janet M. Pontius, 77, of Osceola, passed away Sunday, Dec. 22, 2013, at 1:15 p.m. at IU Health Goshen Hospital. She was born Aug. 12, 1936, in Osceola to the late Fred and Lola Grant. She later married Donald E. Pontius Jr. on Aug. 25, 1958, in Osceola. He passed away...
Angel Cervantes
Dec 19, 2013
Oct. 2, 1923 - Dec. 19, 2013 ELKHART — Angel Cervantes, 90, residing in Elkhart, and formerly of Saginaw, Mich., went to be with the Lord on Dec. 19, 2013, at Center for Hospice Care, Elkhart. He was born Oct. 2, 1923, in Saginaw to the late Jose and Esther (Verduzco) Cervantes. He married Rebecca R. Cardona on June 9,...
Robert "Bob" O. Donovan
Dec 18, 2013
Nov. 1, 1938 - Dec. 18, 2013 ELKHART — Robert O. "Bob" Donovan, 75, of Elkhart, passed quietly in his home Wednesday evening, Dec. 18, 2013, after an extended illness. Bob was born Nov. 1, 1938, in Goshen to the late Robert and Helen (Bontrager) Donovan. In addition to his parents; stepfather Richard "Dick" Bennett, and granddaughter Colleen Donovan preceded...
Glenn O. Watts
Dec 17, 2013
Nov. 27, 1935 - Dec. 17, 2013 BRISTOL — Glenn O. Watts, 78, of Bristol, passed away after a brief illness at 6:16 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2013, at Elkhart General Hospital. He was born in Elkhart on Nov. 27, 1935, to the late Neal and Helen (Stuart) Watts. He is survived by his children Sally (John) Coddens of Bristol,...
Ssgt. Jesse Lee Williams
Dec 17, 2013
Aug. 21, 1983 - Dec. 17, 2013 ELKHART — Staff Sgt. Jesse Lee Williams, 30, U.S. Army, was killed in the line of duty on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2013, in the Shajau district of Zabul province in Afghanistan, when he and his fellow soldiers were involved in a crash of an American Black Hawk transport helicopter. Staff Sgt. Williams was...
Vernon K. Tompkins
Dec 16, 2013
Nov. 28, 1949 - Dec. 16, 2013 ELKHART — Vernon K. Tompkins, 64, of Elkhart, passed away Monday, Dec. 16, 2013, at Elkhart General Hospital. He was born Nov. 28, 1949, in Canton, Ill., to Everett T. and Charlotte B. (Martin) Tompkins. Survivors include two brothers, Eldon (Jeanne) Tompkins of Bradenton, Fla., and Gary (Michelle) Tompkins of Elkhart; two sisters,...
Joseph "Joe" R. Ball
Dec 15, 2013
Dec. 13, 1929 - Dec. 15, 2013 BRISTOL — Joseph R. "Joe" Ball, 84, of Bristol, gently departed this life at 7:50 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 15, 2013, at Center for Hospice Care Elkhart. He was born on Dec. 13, 1929, in Elkhart, to the late Joseph S. and Helen R. (Lusher) Ball. Joe and his high school sweetheart, Janeth M....
Zoey Anastasia Marie Elswick
Dec 14, 2013
Dec. 14, 2013 ELKHART — Zoey Anastasia Marie Elswick, 1 day, was stillborn at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in Mishawaka at 9:58 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14, 2013. She is the daughter of Aaliyah P. Elswick of Elkhart. Also surviving are her grandmother, Melissa Davis of Elkhart; her grandfather, Shawn Mockabee of Cleveland; and grandparents Dan and Nickolette Clements of...
Robert Mcdermid
Dec 14, 2013
ELKHART — Robert McDermid, 87, of Elkhart, passed away after an extended illness at 4:40 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 14, 2013. Arrangements are pending at Billings Funeral Home, 812 Baldwin St., Elkhart.
Dr. William H. Atwood Jr.
Dec 12, 2013
Jan. 28, 1926 - Dec. 12, 2013 ELKHART — Dr. William Henry Atwood Jr., 87, of Elkhart, passed away in the afternoon of Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013, in his home. He was born Jan. 28, 1926, in Whitefish Bay, Wis., and was the fourth child of the late William Henry Sr. and Ida Mae (De Weerd) Atwood. In 1943, he...
Marian R. Hannah
Dec 11, 2013
Jan. 16, 1929 - Dec. 11, 2013 ELKHART — Marian R. Hannah, 84, of Elkhart, passed away early Wednesday morning, Dec. 11, 2013, at Emeritus at Arborwood in Granger. Marian was born Jan. 16, 1929, in New Paris to the late Jacob and Nellie (De Fouw) Huitema. She married the late Robert K. Packer on Sept. 3, 1950, in Goshen....
Bobby Wayne Jackson
Dec 10, 2013
Dec. 6, 1940 — Dec. 10, 2013 DOWAGIAC, Mich. — Bobby Wayne Jackson, 73, of Dowagiac, passed away Tuesday morning, Dec. 10, 2013, at his residence. He was born Dec. 6, 1940, in Portageville, Mo., to the late Raymond Lloyd and Asia Lee (Ballard) Jackson. He married Joyce Irene Wilcuit on Nov. 1, 1969, in Niles. She passed away July...
James "Jim" H. Gallagher
Dec 8, 2013
Feb. 23, 1932 - Dec. 8, 2013 ELKHART — James Hugh "Jim" Gallagher Jr., 81, of Elkhart, passed away peacefully Sunday, Dec. 8, 2013, surrounded by his wife and children at Elkhart General Hospital, after a brief illness due to heart complications. Jim was born Feb. 23, 1932, in Kalamazoo, Mich., to the late James Hugh Sr. and Ruth (Hall)...
Betty Irene Edwards
Dec 8, 2013
ELKHART — Betty Irene Edwards, 83, of Elkhart, passed away Sunday, Dec. 8, 2013, at Elkhart General Hospital. She was born Sept. 29, 1930, in Elkhart to Hezakia and Mina (Depew) Peffley. On March 9, 1952, she married the late William Dale Edwards in Elkhart. Survivors include two daughters, Brenda D. Bloss of Edwardsburg, Mich., and Tamala (Robert) Martin of...
Catherine A. Kelley
Dec 8, 2013
Nov. 19, 1938 - Dec. 8, 2013 ELKHART — Catherine A. Kelley, 75, of Elkhart, passed away in her home from natural causes at 7 a.m. Dec. 8, 2013. She was born in Elkhart on Nov. 19, 1938, to the late Paul and Carolyn (Strong) Smith. She married Alfred N. Kelley on Dec. 9, 1957, in Elkhart, where he passed...
Linda S. Sparks
Dec 7, 2013
Oct. 18, 1958 - Dec. 7, 2013 ELKHART — Linda Sue Sparks, 55, of Elkhart, passed away Saturday, Dec. 7, 2013, at Eastlake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Elkhart. She was born Oct. 18, 1958, in Elkhart to Lawson D. and Patricia A, (Stebbing) Henderson. Survivors include two daughters, Christina Ann (Danny) Hurley of Brodhead, Ky., and Crystal (Kevin) Puckett...
Robert "Bob" F. Dralle
Dec 6, 2013
Jan. 30, 1935 - Dec. 6, 2013 GRANGER — Robert Francis "Bob" Dralle, 78, of Granger, passed away Friday, Dec. 6, 2013, at Golden Living Center in Elkhart. He was born Jan. 30, 1935, in Aberdeen, S.D., to Floyd E. and Alice J. (Syverud) Dralle. On Dec. 26, 1957, he...
Mary Ann Comadoll
Dec 6, 2013
Oct. 2, 1941 - Dec. 6, 2013 ELKHART — Mary A. Comadoll, 72, of Elkhart, passed away in her home after an extended illness at 12:58 a.m. Dec. 6, 2013. She was born in Hartford, Mich., on Oct. 2, 1941, to the late Earl and Madeline (Beam) McLaughlin. Surviving are...
John Raymond Vierwinden
Dec 5, 2013
May 26, 1949 - Dec. 5, 2013 ELKHART — John R. Vierwinden, 64, of Elkhart passed away Thursday afternoon, Dec. 5, 2013, at Elkhart General Hospital, after a courageous battle with cancer. John was born May 26, 1949, in Fresno, Calif., to T.C. and Lucille (Phillips) Vierwinden. He married the love of his life, Rhonda M. Berry, on March 25,...
